April 14: Pecha Kucha Night Amsterdam Volume 13

As some of you may know, we are also the people behind the Pecha Kucha Night series in Amsterdam. For that reason we are proud to announce a new version. It’ll al be taking place on Wednesday 14 April at Mediamatic’s art space in the former ABN AMRO building at the Vijzelstraat. Come along, show and tell, get inspired, and have a great night out loaded with fresh mind food. Expect a stunning line-up with a wide, wide range of pioneers who can’t wait to tell you about their ideas, motives and best projects in 20 slides of 20 seconds.

Breaks will be filled with drinks, funky tunes by Mediamatic’s Nikos and visuals by Merel Das aka Blackbird Badger. Doors open at 8.20 PM, presentations start at 9 PM. Visit the Pecha Kucha Night Facebook page where you can invite your friends, and where you can let us know if you’ll be attending. Don’t miss it when you’re in Amsterdam!

—To provide you with a little glimpse of what to expect, check out this video of Sander ter Braak’s wicked Augmented Anamorphosis project:

Spring is late in Amsterdam this year, but we can finally see some greenery around the city. Let’s go outside for some urban foraging! Plants growing on the sidewalks that are either an urban wildlife or belong to someone (be it public or individual) may come out to be a great source for your daily nutrients. Fruits, vegetables, herbs, nuts or even snails are only some of the products that one can harvest and enjoy for free.

A very special robot bird flies around at the Amsterdam Airport since a couple of weeks. This innovative invention by Robert Musters it’s called the ‘Horck’. It’s a radio-controlled bird imitating a hawk and hunting after real birds that cause incredible damage to airplanes and form a risk for accidents. During the testing period Robert…